Mindset

     If you have made the decision to start your own business, regardless of whether it is online or a brick ‘n mortar setup, you need to get yourself into the proper mindset.  What do I mean by this?

MINDSET

     You will continually have to remind yourself that you are in business.  Maybe you have been accustomed to waking up whenever you wanted, setting your own schedule during the day and then just calling it “quiets” whenever you make the decision.

     Wait a minute!  Isn’t this the reason you have wanted to start your business?  So you could “be the BOSS” and do all those things I mentioned previously?  Well, YES!

     But, first you are going to have a lot of work to do and perhaps MANY hours to get to that point.  So you must instill in yourself the proper mindset.

     You have to remember that what you are undertaking is your WORK!  You must treat it just the same as if you had been employed for a 9 to 5 job.  Your daily routine must be scheduled out to make sure you get everything done that needs to be handled.  As I mentioned, you may (at least in the beginning) be working longer hours.

WHAT?

     You wanted to have your own business.  Now you must work at it to make it successful and grow.  So think of the things you must do and make sure you get them done.

     This means that you must limit your time surfing the internet.  Of course, unless your new business is to surf the web!  There are things that will have to be done, but you must be the master of your time and make sure other things don’t get in the way of running your business.

     You will have to limit other distractions especially if you are working from home.  There may be periods of time that you need to “silence your phone.”  I have set a specific period of time when I do my writing.  My cell phone is placed on vibrate so as not to interrupt me while I’m working.  Use some common sense.  I’m not saying that you may not have an emergency call from time to time that truly MUST be handled.  But, I’ve let most of my friends know that during certain hours I am AT WORK and not available for social calls.

     This also applies to checking on my emails.  Stop for a moment and really think.  Let’s say you have a mailbox at the post office or maybe the box is outside your house by the street.  Are you running to box every 10 to 15 minutes to see if there is any mail there?  Of course not!  So                   why do you do that with your emails?  Set yourself a specific time to check your emails and respond to them if necessary.  Your whole day will be more productive if you follow these two simple rules.

     You can also plan out your schedule so that certain tasks are done in the mornings or in the afternoons. Find out when you are more productive.  We all understand that some of us are morning people and others are not!  Whatever works for you to make you get your work done better is what you have to do to keep your business work on a proper flow.

ALL THIS BOTHER

     I understand for some this sounds like a lot of “being tied down.”  But you want to work for yourself and have your own business.  You need to make sure that YOU control the business or it will control YOU!

     When you do that you will find that you actually are able to get MORE done in a less amount of time.  This then becomes a great motivating factor in getting that schedule under control.

     Then, if you’re like me, you might enjoy that 2 (or 3) hour lunch with your spouse or family.  You may even like a nice afternoon nap to get you recharged for more work.

     Be honest with yourself and get your mindset laid out for a productive day.  You may find that initially took you the entire week to get accomplished you can now do in 3 days.  Isn’t that a nice schedule to be working toward?  And you can make it happen if you just put your mind to it!

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QUOTE TO CONSIDER

THOUGHTFUL GEM

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don't wear sunglasses!"